A woman who said she was fired from her banking job because colleagues found her beauty to be a distraction at the workplace is now asking state human-rights officials to investigate her claims against Citibank.

Citibank denies the claims, but Debrahlee Lorenzana’s viral story has found its way into newspapers and websites across the countries (including right here on syracuse.com), tabloid headlines and even numerous television shows.

It touches on hot-button issues such as sexual harassment, workplace fashion, and America’s obsession with beauty. It also hits on stardom coming from controversy and the public’s mixed feelings on publicity-seeking, according to the Huffington Post.

With opinions coming from legal analysts to comedians that this case is the perfect example of discrimination or a gold-digger trying to make a few bucks, depending on who you ask, the 33-year-old single mother says she’s trying to "teach corporate America a lesson," according to Yahoo! news.

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Lorenzana said in many interviews that she followed the bank’s dress code and tried her best at her job. She’s also admitted she strove to look like “a Playboy model.”

Lorenzana was featured on a reality television show in 2003, where she was planning a fourth breast enlargement procedure. She’s also admitted to a tummy tuck and liposuction.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Lorenzana said at a news conference Monday. "One thing has nothing to do with the other."

Citibank says they are confident they will win any legal case that Lorenzana brings against them. They have also been quoted as calling Lorenzana a "publicity hound," according to New York Daily News.